4:20 pm : Follow-through bargain hunting after Friday's excessive decline, exacerbated late in the day by further deterioration in crude futures, helped investors grapple with a mixed batch of earnings reports. Eight out of ten economic sectors closed higher�as above-average volume provided some reassurance behind the session's broad-based moved to the upside.
Of the five Dow components that posted quarterly results today, DuPont (DD 39.26 -0.29) was the only one to report better than expected earnings. However, copper prices hitting record highs helped Phelps Dodge (PD
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Palestinians Vote in Parliament Election Election campaign posters for the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary election hang over a street in the al-Amari refugee camp near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesdday Jan. 24, 2006. Gunmen linked to the ruling Fatah movement killed one of their party leaders Tuesday on the eve of parliamentary balloting, despite a new pledge by armed groups in the West Bank and Gaza to hold their fire during the vote. Opinion polls have shown Fatah and Hamas in a close race ahead of Wednesday's election and both sides have said they might form a coalition government.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
2:09 pm PT Market Wrap : Follow-through bargain hunting after Friday's excessive decline, exacerbated late in the day by further deterioration in crude futures, helped investors grapple with a mixed batch of earnings reports. Eight out of ten economic sectors closed higher as above-average volume provided some reassurance behind the session's broad-based moved to the upside.
2:05 pm PT Allergan announces quarterly conference call details (AGN) 113.38 +0.52 : AGN�says it will�discuss the co's Q4 results on Thursday, February 2, 2006. If Allergan has not received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission�in connection with the acquisition of Inamed Corporation (IMDC) and the pending exchange offer for all outstanding Inamed common stock has not been completed by February 2, 2006, the conference call will only report on Allergan's 2005 actual results and will include limited 2006 guidance. Allergan intends to communicate additional 2006 guidance for the combined company following F.T.C. clearance of the acquisition and the completion of the exchange offer.
2:00 pm PT SCS Transportation Announces Exploration of Strategic Alternatives (SCST) 25.20 +1.23 : Co�announced that its Board of Directors has decided to explore a range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. has been retained as financial advisor to advise the Board in this process.�Co does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the exploration of strategic alternatives unless and until the Board of Directors has approved a specific transaction or course of action.
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